MET 320 - Mechanics of Materials

(3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): associate-degree-level calculus, statics, and strength of materials courses or MET 300 and MTT 300. Stress under combined loading, stress concentration factors, design stresses, Mohr’s circle, endurance limit and fatigue life, and deflection of variable section beams, method of superposition, bucking. Temperature changes and press fits. Combined stress failure theories. Selection and processing of engineering metals, plastics, and composites. Heat-treating, cold working, and residual stresses. Temperature effects on strength, creep, and ductility.

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